Box score The Dirtbags went into opening night at Blair Field not fully knowing what to expect from an unproven pitching staff. Head coach Mike Weathers can rest a little easier after the performance that Jake Thompson displayed in front of 1,974 spectators on Friday night. The junior starting pitcher[Read More…]
Baseball
Returning Dirtbag batters bring ‘familiarity’
This is the second of a two-part feature previewing the Long Beach State Dirtbags’ upcoming season. The Long Beach State offense should be able to ease the pressure put on the starting pitchers and relievers this season, with seven of nine starting position players returning. The Dirtbags had a combined[Read More…]
Beach hurlers pitching for redemption
This is the first of a two-part feature previewing the Long Beach State Dirtbags’ upcoming season. The first part focuses on team pitching, while the second will go into detail about the field position players. Call it the year of the pitcher, the bounce-back year or just another season. Long[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Dec. 17
Baseball: Dirtbag prospect found dead Long Beach State Dirtbag recruit James Wernke was found dead in Fullerton on Tuesday after going missing during the weekend. Search and rescue teams discovered his body in the Brea Channel Creek. Wernke was last seen in Fullerton on Saturday with a friend’s yellow Labrador[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Nov. 10
Women’s Soccer: Three players earn All-Conference recognition The 49er women’s soccer team landed three players on an All-Big West Conference team for the 2009 season on Tuesday. Midfielders Shawna Gordon and Lindsay Bullock were named to the first team, while defender Chantel Hubbard was a second-team selection. Gordon improved on[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Sept. 22
Women’s volleyball: The Beach returns to national rankings The 49ers jumped back into the American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 poll released Monday morning. LBSU (7-3) received a boost after defeating Fordham and then-No. 7 UCLA in straight sets over the weekend at the Cal State Fullerton Tournament at Titan Gym.[Read More…]
The ‘Buck’ stops here
Long Beach State baseball will have a familiar face running its pitching staff next season after former coach Troy Buckley left his job with the Pittsburgh Pirates to return to the Dirtbags. Buckley’s reunion with Long Beach State as pitching coach has its pitchers looking forward to working with one[Read More…]
Buckley rejoins Dirtbag coaching staff
One-time Long Beach State pitching coach Troy Buckley will return to the Dirtbags for the 2009-10 season after spending two years in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, the program announced today. While with the Pirates, Buckley worked as the coordinator of minor league pitching. He is expected to replace Jon Strauss,[Read More…]
Ruiz closing in on Major League dream
Dirtbag closer Charlie Ruiz was in control during many pressure situations this past season, often pitching in the eighth and ninth innings to secure wins for his team. The Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft was a little different for Ruiz, however, because he could hardly control anything. His play[Read More…]
Three Dirtbags one step closer to big leagues
The phone calls from baseball scouts started ringing in and Dirtbag Adam Wilk knew he would be one step closer to reaching his dream of playing for a Major League Baseball team. Wilk received news that he was the 330th player taken overall in the 11th round of the 2009[Read More…]